Rein-ring



(No Model.)

J. O. HOBBS.

REIN RING.

No. 340,784. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS C. HOBBS, OF HOBTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

REIN-RING'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,784, dated April27, 1886,

Application filed December 28, 1885. Serial No. 186,875. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J times 0. Hosts, of Hobton, in the county ofSampson and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and ImprovedRein-Ring, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to that class of devices employed to support reins,the object of the invention being to provide a ring into which the lineor rein may be readily inserted, and when so inserted be prevented frombeing chafed or fretted or worn by rubbing.

To the above ends my invention consists of a grooved wheel or rollermounted in bearings formed in a frame of a peculiar and novelconstruction, as will be hereinafter explained, and specifically pointedout in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rein-ring in a form moreparticularly applicable for use as a plow-line rein. Fig. 2 is amodified construction. Fig. 3 is a view of the rein-ring as applied tothe back-band buckle; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the constructionillustrated in Fig. 3, the view being taken on line 0 m of that figure.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 1 the frame of my improved formof rein-ring consists of a piece of sheet-iron or other proper metal,cut so as to have a central strip or body, a, and two prongs or arms, I)1), upon one side, while a third arm, 0 6, projects from the other sidefrom a point between the arms I) b. The arms b b are turned down atabout right angles to the body a, while the arm a e extends directlyfrom the body a to be bent at right angles at d, and again at (1, sothat its end 0 runs about parallel with the main portion 0. A roller, h,formed with a deeplygrooved periphery, 17, is mounted between theparallel portions of the arm a e, as shown.

The approaching sides of the arms I) b are beveled off toward the pointsof the arms and the end 0 of the arm a e is pointed and projects upbeyond the arms Z) I), the whole de vice being arranged to be secured toany convenient portion of the harness by rivet-s ff, or in any other waydesired.

Instead of being made of sheetI-iron the frame may be made of malleableiron; or, as stated, of any suitable metal. In operation the line issimply bent up to U form, passed over the point 0 between the arms b b,and dropped upon the roller 71, the line resting in the grooveii, whereit is out of danger of being chafed.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 2 there are two arms, a n, whichextend outward from the plate a, and are bent downward at the points onm to, run parallel therewith, two grooved rollers, 71 h, being mountedin the positions shown. The inner or approaching faces of the arms a nare beveled, so as leave a diagonal opening between the beveled edges.

The device described may be attached to any convenient portion of theharness, and the line N is inserted by bending it up so that it willpass between the arms a a and the rollers h h, when it may be brought tothe position indicated. 7

In Figs. 3 and 4. the line-ring is represented as being attached to orbeing made integral with a back-band buckle, D. In this case the arms I)b extend upward from the rear of the buckle, the bases of the arms beingunited and the arms branching off from the common base 7; in V form, tobe bent forward at the points I I, while the arm 6 projects directlyupward from the front of the buckle, extending between and above thearms I) b, the grooved roller h being mounted in about the positionshown, and the line being inserted in the same manner as described inconnee tion with Fig. 1.

The buckle D is attached-to the back-band K, and when so placed will beheld in a position which is substantially vertical by the weight of theharness, which is attached to its loop 1).

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. A rein-ring formed with horizontal armsbuckle, of a rein-ring consisting of arms I) Z), I) b and a Verticalarm, 0, and provided with the ends of which project forward, a verticalIO a roller, 71 substantially as described. arm, 0, and a groovedroller, h, substantially 2. The combination, with a back-band asdescribed.

H. E. ROYAL.

5 buckle, of a rein-ring consisting of the arms JULIUS HOBBS.

I) b and e, and a roller, 71 substantially as de- Vitnesses: scribed. lH. B. GHEsNUTT, .J

3. The combination, with a back-band

